The AI buddy that actually teaches, not just answers
Riley uses a 4-stage Socratic method to guide your child through every question, with voice and chat, making real understanding stick, not just memorisation.
Riley is the patient one
Riley is your child's learning buddy. They are warm, endlessly patient, and a bit of an Aussie optimist. Riley never sighs, never rushes, and never makes a child feel daft for not getting it the first time. When something is hard, they slow down and explain it again, as many times as it takes.
Riley uses they/them, and your child picks whether they want Riley Boy or Riley Girl. Either way, the personality is the same: encouraging, curious, and genuinely chuffed every time your child has a go.
Patient
Explains it again, no sighing
Encouraging
Celebrates the effort, not just the answer
Curious
Asks before they tell
Pick Riley Boy or Riley Girl
When you create a child profile, you choose which Riley they want. That choice follows them everywhere, lessons, worksheets, and Chat.
Riley Boy
Friendly, enthusiastic, and endlessly patient. Riley boy loves a challenge and celebrates every win with Aussie energy.
Riley Girl
Warm, encouraging, and full of curiosity. Riley girl makes hard topics feel doable and turns effort into excitement.
You can change your child's Riley at any time from the Customise screen.
More than an app, a learning buddy for the whole day
Riley is there for homework, for learning something new together, for spelling, for exploring the world, and for working through worksheets.
Homework helper
Stuck on homework? Snap a photo or upload it, and Riley works through it together, guiding rather than handing over the answers.
Learn together
Open-ended learning with Riley. Your child can ask anything, explore a topic, and learn side by side through questions and chat.
Spelling
Riley reads a word aloud, your child types it, and gets friendly feedback that explains the tricky bits, not just right or wrong.
World Explorer
Spin the globe and discover countries, capitals and cultures, with Riley along for the journey.
Worksheets
Worksheets that reference the Australian Curriculum (ACARA), ready to work through with Riley on hand whenever they get stuck.
Riley gets to know your child first
Before your first lesson, Riley asks 10 quick questions to understand how your child learns best, then adapts every interaction.
Riley Personalisation
Question 3 of 10
When learning something new, your child prefers:
Encouragement style
Gentle reassurance, matter-of-fact, light humour, or a challenge, Riley adjusts to what helps most.
Hint preference
Tiny nudge, bigger hint, guiding question, or a worked example, Riley always matches what they respond to.
Learning pace
Fast-paced, steady, or patient, Riley never rushes a child who needs time, or slows one who's ready.
Celebration style
Big enthusiastic reactions, calm acknowledgement, or minimal praise, Riley never embarrasses.
A real buddy's voice, in your child's ear
Riley reads every question, hint, and encouragement aloud, so kids stay focused on understanding, not reading.
Clear, expressive voice
Natural, high-quality speech, every question and hint read aloud.
Reads questions aloud
Perfect for early and reluctant readers.
Hints and praise aloud
Every hint and bit of encouragement is spoken, not just shown.
Adjustable voice speed
Slow Riley down or speed up to match your child.
Riley Chat
Online
I don't get how to find the area of a triangle.
No worries! 🤔 Before we find the area, can you tell me what the base and height of a triangle are?
The base is the bottom, and the height goes up?
Ripper! ✅ And here's the secret: area = ½ × base × height. So if base = 8cm and height = 5cm, what do you get?
½ × 8 × 5 = 20 cm²!
You nailed it! 🎉 That's exactly right, 20 cm²! You're a triangle legend!
Chat like a friend, learn like a scholar
4-Stage Socratic Method
Riley never just gives the answer. Guiding question → hint → worked example → full explanation.
Detects misconceptions
Over 1,300 curriculum misconception patterns catch the real reason behind wrong answers, from fraction confusion to grammar errors.
Remembers your child
Riley builds a learning profile across every session, strengths, struggles, thinking patterns.
Australian Curriculum
Riley knows all seven subjects for Years 1 to 10. Every conversation references real ACARA goals.
Snap a worksheet, Riley does the rest
Upload any printed worksheet and Riley reads through every question, guiding, hinting, and encouraging. Riley never gives the answers away.
Photo or upload
Take a photo directly in the app or upload from the camera roll. Riley scans and reads the worksheet instantly.
Riley reads it aloud
Every question on the worksheet is read out to your child so they always know exactly what is being asked.
Guides, never gives
Riley asks questions, drops hints, and walks through thinking, the understanding has to come from them.
How Riley teaches, never just tells
Research shows students learn better when they work through problems themselves. Riley's 4-stage method ensures real understanding.
Guiding Question
Riley asks a question designed to make the student think for themselves first.
Targeted Hint
If still stuck, Riley gives a specific hint that points in the right direction, no answer yet.
Worked Example
A similar problem with different numbers, walked through step-by-step.
Full Explanation
Only when truly stuck: the complete answer with full reasoning and the concept explained.
Riley escalates only when genuinely stuck, most children get the answer by Stage 2.
Riley builds a complete picture of your child
Every session, Riley quietly observes and remembers. This profile shapes every future interaction.
Strong & weak topics
Riley knows exactly where your child excels and needs support.
Learning style
Visual, step-by-step, examples-first, Riley matches how they think.
Motivation triggers
What drives your child, challenge, praise, curiosity, or competition.
Misconception patterns
The specific thinking errors Riley has detected and is working to correct.
Breakthrough count
Every "aha!" moment recorded to show real learning over time.
Frustration signals
Riley notices when things feel too hard and adjusts the approach.
Australian Curriculum (ACARA v9.0), Years 1 to 10
Maths
- Number
- Measurement
- Space
English
- Language
- Literacy
- Literature
Science
- Biological Sciences
- Chemical Sciences
- Earth & Space Sciences
HASS
- History
- Geography
- Civics & Citizenship
HPE
- Personal, Social & Community Health
- Movement & Physical Activity
Technologies
- Digital Technologies
- Design & Technologies
The Arts
- Music
- Visual Arts
- Drama
Built for young kids, with the guardrails to match
Riley is a learning buddy, not the open internet. Here is how we keep it safe and keep your child's data private.
Riley stays on task
Riley sticks to learning and keeps the conversation age-appropriate. They steer back to the lesson rather than wander wherever a child leads.
Your child’s data stays private
We do not sell a child’s data and we do not run ads at them. You can ask us to delete it whenever you like. Our privacy promise is written in plain words.
You can see what happens
A weekly wrap shows what your child practised and where they got stuck. Nothing about Riley happens out of your sight.
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